Here"s
John
in
a
startling
unexpected
avatar.
We"ve
seen
John
Abraham
flaunt
his
physique
in
so
many
variations
and
permutations
that
we
are
no
more
use
to
see
him
with
his
clothes
on.
Tarun
Mansukhani,
who
has
to
find
a
new
way
to
strip
John
in
Dostana
2
is
confused
and
annoyed.
“After
Dostana
how
much
more
can
John
strip
without
getting
into
his
birthday
suit?" says
Tarun
in
exasperation,
as
he
sits
on
the
storyboard
poring
over
ways
to
make
John
look
like
a
reborn
beefcake.
But
beefcake
is
the
last
thing
that
John
has
in
store
for
his
fans
in
the
film
Jhootha
Hi
Sahi.
His
carefully-concealed
look
in
Abbas
Tyrewala"s
film
will
remain
out
of
bounds
for
a
while.
And
with
good
reason.
John
actually
gets
out
of
his
body-beautiful
space
to
play
a
nerdy
ordinary
white
collar
bespectacled
guy
with
a
flabby
physique
in
Jhootha
Hi
Sahi.
John
in
fact
wanted
to
go
all
the
way
for
the
role
to
add
buckteeth
to
the
guy"s
personality.
But
Abbas
put
his
foot
down.
Says
the
director,
“This
is
a
side
to
John
that
no
one
has
seen.
He"s
painfully
ordinary
in
speech,
body
language
and
clothes.
He
wears
thick
glasses
and
can"t
look
straight
into
anyone"s
eyes."
The
clothes
for
John"s
character
were
bought
off
the
rack
from
departmental
stores.
Confirms
Tyrewala,
“Yup,
no
designer
clothes
for
John
in
Jhootha
Hi
Sahi.
We
shopped
for
his
clothes
in
retail
outlets,
actually
purchased
working-class
labels
like
'Arrow"
and
'Raymonds"."
Forget
the
itsy
bitsy
swimming
trunks
from
Dostana.
John
actually
slouches
and
shuffles
his
way
through
Jhootha
Hi
Sahi
trying
to
blend
into
the
crowds.
Naturally,
stripping
for
the
camera
would
seem
like
the
last
thing
on
the
character"s
mind.
But
hang
on!
John"s
nerdy
character
does
take
off
his
clothes
in
Jhootha
Hi
Sahi.
“And
when
he
does
strip,
boy
does
it
come
as
a
shock,"
chortles
the
director.
Apparently
John
got
flabby
for
the
stripping
scene.
When
he
disrobes,
fans
would
be
shocked
to
see
a
little
paunch
peeping
out.
Says
Abbas,
“John
wanted
to
put
on
a
lot
more
weight.
I
decided
against
overdoing
it.
Those
who
are
used
to
seeing
his
chiselled
body
would
be
shocked
by
the
absence
of
contours
when
he
strips."
Ask
John
and
he
chuckles,
“From
a
Greek
to
a
Geek,
long
journey
I
think."